Medium Egg Basket #1838

This is Medium Egg Basket #1838 which was handmade here at 1840 Farm on May 16, 2022.  This basket features a collection of fabrics in solids and patterns with shades of pink and white accented with hints of purple, blue, and spring green. It is stitched together with flamingo pink colored zigzag stitching.  The finished size of this basket is approximately 4.75 inches high and has a top diameter of 9 inches. It has a round base measuring 5 inches across.

Our medium egg basket is sized to safely transport twelve to eighteen large eggs fresh from your coop. This basket would also make an ideal vessel for displaying seasonal produce or decorative items on a table or kitchen counter. We use our egg baskets to collect fresh eggs from our chickens and ducks every day here at the farmhouse.

Our coiled fabric egg baskets feature two handles.  Because the baskets are lightweight and flexible, the two handles can be used to hold the basket with one hand.  This makes them perfect for collecting fresh eggs from the coop or produce from your garden.  We use these baskets to collect the eggs laid by our flock of heritage breed hens and ducks every day. We’re still using the original basket almost a decade later.  After many years and several cycles in the washing machine, it still looks fabulous. 

All of our coiled fabric baskets are made by hand at 1840 Farm.  Each fabric strip is torn by hand before being combined with other complimentary fabrics and then wrapped around a length of cording, joining the fabrics as we go.  The fabric wrapped cord is then coiled and stitched together using a zigzag stitch on my sewing machine.  I continue to wrap the coil and shape the basket as it is stitched, ending each one in our trademark spiral design. 

We blend new fabrics with select repurposed fabrics to create a pleasing color palette for each item.   Each piece has its own unique color pattern and slight variation in shape.  Because every piece is handmade, each one is a true original.  Our handmade baskets display the raw edge of the fabrics used to create it.  They are handmade in our non-smoking farmhouse.  

I make our fabric items using the same technique my Great Grandmother used over 50 years ago.  She lovingly transformed worn out clothing into useful household items that were used in their New England farmhouse.  While her items were made purely for utility purposes, it is my goal to create beautiful handmade items that can serve a useful purpose in your home.

This basket is part of our 1840 Farm Basket Collection.  Each basket in the Collection comes with a hand signed product tag that includes the date that the basket was finished.  Each basket is numbered and displayed in our photo gallery.

Our fabric baskets can be cleaned by spot washing or in the gentle cycle of your washing machine.  Gently reshape the basket while still damp and allow to air dry.  Overturning the damp basket on top of a bowl will ensure that it retains its shape while drying.

This listing is for the basket only.  Other items shown in the photographs are not included in the sale price.  Those items were used for photographic purposes only.  Their use was intended to show the utility and various uses of the basket.